The year of 1876 saw the execution of Marshall Crain at the county jail located on S. Madison Street and the indictment and trials of others related to the “Vendetta” period, including a few Ku Klux Klan members who had been terrorizing local families.
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The Marion Monitor (MM) and Egyptian Press (EP) were published during these next few years. The Monitor, published by Copeland and Alden on Thursday, was a Republican paper costing $1.50 per year. The Press, Democratic and published on Friday, was edited by William S. Washburn. The cost of a subscription was also $1.50 per year. Abbreviations indicate which paper these items were taken from. Sometimes different details were given and items were combined from both papers. Continue reading